Rahul Gandhi's remark 'I am a Brahmin, and I am general secretary of the party' would have been dismissed as a stray thoughtless remark if it were not for the fact that it shows a trend in his......
The United Nations aviation agency is drawing up a new list of items that passengers cannot carry on the board the aircraft in its continuing effort to make travel safe and thwart any attempt by......
United States authorities have charged 13 Indian origin owners and former owners of motels in Arizona with conspiring to harbour illegal aliens, after they rented out rooms to undercover......
A popular story about President Fidel Castro is about the three-hour (or longer) speeches that he used to make. At one stage, he decided to cut the speech down to one hour to give his audience a......
I cannot tell you, gentle reader, how delighted I am that Rahul Gandhi, aka Roberto Raoul Maino, has decided to take his long-awaited plunge into Indian politics. I am delighted for several......
The story of LTHERE'S this guy, call him 'L' -- or 'K', or 'M', whatever, it makes no never mind-- who is perhaps the most critical catalyst of Bollywood creativity you will never know.L had a......
Whether it is speaking atfeminist political forums or working inRoland Joffe's The City Of Joy and John Schlesinger's Madama Sousatzka, Shabana Azmi has always been an international figure.The......
New Schalke 04 coach Huub Stevens rekindled memories of leading the Germans to 1997 UEFA Cup glory with an easy 3-1 win over Maccabi Haifa in the second round of Europa League group matches on......
Lionel Messi's corner was headed in by Nicolas Otamendi in the 67th minute as Argentina defeated Venezuela 1-0 in an international friendly in Kolkata. The rest of the match was all about the......
There were two matches, but three questions. \nThe first: Who will finish second in the I-League? Dempo SC or East Bengal? \nThat took all to the second question: Will Hindustan Aeronautics Limited......
Hosts Viva Kerala surprised formidable Mohun Bagan, beating them2-0in a seventh roundmatch in the I-League, in Kannur on Tuesday.Viva led 1-0 at half-time.Viva forged ahead through striker Karma in......
Barcelona's reserves, bolstered by lengthy cameos from Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, rounded out their controversial Asian tour by beating Chinese champions Beijing Guoan 3-0 at the Bird's......
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